Key Dates & Reminders
CALENDAR DATES
Below are list of some of the main dates for Family Calendars for the remaining weeks of this term and the first week of Term 4:
September Dates
Monday 1st September - Yr 3 & 4 Swimming Program
Tuesday 2nd September - Yr 3 & 4 Swimming Program
Wednesday 3rd September - Yr 3 & 4 Swimming Program
Thursday 4th September - Yr 3 & 4 Swimming Program
- Yr 5 & 6 Camp Information Meeting @ 4:00pm
- Prep 2026 Information Night @ 7:00pm
Friday 5th September - Yr 3 & 4 Swimming Program
- Father’s Day Stall
Sunday 7th September - Father’s Day
Tuesday 9th September - Second Hand Uniform Sale 2:30 - 3:00 in Community Space
Thursday 11th September - 12:30 EARLY FINISH due to Parent Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 16th September - Parent Teacher Interviews
Thursday 18th September - Hot Dog Special Lunch Day
Friday 19th September - 12:30 EARLY FINISH End of Term 3
October Dates
Monday 6th October - Term 4 Commences
Wednesday 8th October - Year 5 & 6 Depart for Camp
Thursday 9th October - Year 5 & 6 Return from Camp
EARLY FINISH
Important reminder to families, we have two early finish days this term:
- Thursday 11th September - 12:30 EARLY FINISH due to Parent Teacher Interviews
- Friday 19th September - 12:30 EARLY FINISH End of Term 3
CAMP INFORMATION MEETING
This year’s camp is an Urban camp, where students will experience life in the city, from seeing the cultural sites to navigating public transport. Primary school camps are a wonderful preparation for Secondary school where camp attendance is an expectation. Parents are asked to attend a Camp Information Meeting on Thursday 4th September @ 4:00 in person here at school. The meeting will also be live streamed, but parents who attend the online format will be unable to ask questions. An Attendance Confirmation Operoo will be sent out today. All families are expected to attend this meeting either in person (where we can address any questions) or remotely. This meeting covers very important camp information.
PREP 2026 INFORMATION NIGHT
A reminder to any family with a child enrolled for Prep in 2026, that we will be holding an Information Session this Thursday 4th September. The meeting will be at 7:00pm in the Hall.
FATHER’S DAY STALL
The St John’s Father’s Day Stall will be held this Friday 5th September. A big thanks to our Parents and Friends who purchased and packed our Father’s Day gifts. The P ‘n F Committee has purchased a range of fantastic gifts selling for $6 each, with students able to purchase one gift each. Unfortunately we are unable to offer any IOUs.
HOT DOG SPECIAL LUNCH DAY
On Thursday 18th September we will be having a Special Lunch Day run by the Parents and Friends. For $5 students can order a Hot Dog and Drink. Order forms will be sent home prior to the day where families can order either a traditional Hot Dog or a Vegetarian option and select from the two drink choices available.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
We will be holding our annual St John’s Book Fair during the upcoming Parent Teacher Interviews. Scholastic Rewards is a program created by Scholastic as a way to give back to schools. Whenever families purchase items through Book Club or our Book Fair, St John’s earns reward points. These points are then used by the school to offset the cost of reading materials and classroom resources that we purchase from Scholastic.
MACSIS ANNUAL SURVEYS
Each year all Catholic schools survey students, parents and staff. The data collected through the survey process provides us with valuable feedback and guides the school’s future direction. Students from Year 4-6 will be completing an online survey over the next few weeks. The surveys are conducted by an outside agency, which selects 80 families to complete a survey. The selected families will have their survey log in details emailed this week, please call the office if you have any issues accessing your survey. A reminder to the 80 families selected that surveys need to be completed prior to Friday 19th September.
LUNCH ORDERS
Our Parents and Friends have organised two lunch order options for students to access. Below are the details for which option is available on what day. Please note that each option requires a separate App:
Mondays: Students can order a Subway lunch order via the Canteen Hub App
Fridays: Students can order a lunch order from TK Tuckshop via the Spriggy School App
